Today I would like to introduce one of my dearest friend who knows all the answers we are searching for and even if he don’t know he will simple ask you “Did you mean this?” No I am not talking about one of the best search engine available in Internet today. I am talking about a person who is much more interesting , intelligent and ya handsome too. He is “Mr. Ankit Gupta” or as I called him with due respect “guptaji“. Continue reading “Episode 1 – I AM THE BEST”→

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We are far away from our friends…speed approximately 120kmph like a supersonic wave (heavy terms: P) and here I am in the back seat of the bike (only one thought was going through my mind why so fast buddy what’s the thrill ???) but hey you should not ignore the passion my friend has to reach up to that speed with his bike (Name!!! hahaha I only the color red and white…it’s kind of sports bike). And how I should I describe him matching helmet with the bike (like a power ranger one), knee and elbow guards. How can I forget his jackets and shades (Please don’t mind the choice of color) and this friend who was riding the was Aadarsh Bisen. This was the only version of Adarsh 1.0 there are more to come.

I really didn’t remember when we became friends no special story, no tragedy nothing. We just had a conversation or so and yes, we are friends by then (it is that simple to do friendship with him). So, let me take you through his journey …be ready to laugh, cry and to give out a pose for next picture (he is a professional photographer…: P).

Roll No. 1

We all live in a world where we want to be best or to be called one and at times we subject ourselves to a Numeric number ‘1’ (my birth date btw). But in this case, I see no advantage of being Roll No.1 in a classroom of 60-65 students. And then when suddenly faculty shouts roll no. 1, and our young friend dreaming of some venture, sitting at the first bench was not even aware of saying “yes” hahaha (he was same biker friend bisen). And the moment he realizes it was already rolled no. 5(and everyone was like how can you forget that..:P).This was the story of each class and lab we had at that time(oh the best time of our life…college days 😊).

The second major disadvantage of being No.1 (especially for aadarsh) was that situation where the first most likely question asked by external was:

“Beta kya padh kea aye ho?”

And our clueless bisen thinking of ye kon se subject ki baat kar rahe hai…(hahahha) but hey he does handle the situation well and then that celebrity walk he has shown up fearless, confused and cool (like he didn’t get it man…: D) made everyone even get scared and terrified. Everyone just rushed up to him asking “Kya Poocha ??” (and everyone was interested in the questions…: P). I always feel that it’s kind of unfair to expect so much from him and especially when he was not doing something of his own interest (like engineering ☹).

But hey that’s the simplicity and humbleness of him, that even knowing all of that he never disappoints, he was always ready to fight that battle and come out of it like everything was fine. This really made me realize that the person who has all the answers is not the one who should be entitled with No.1(that happens mostly) but the one who has taken up the challenge knowing the fact that he is going to lose it anyways deserves it.

And that’s why I can proudly say that he is my friend “Aadarsh Bisen” (my roll no. 1 😊).

Last Minute Revision

We all are standing outside of the exam hall someone was doing his fifth revision, someone was sharing his own knowledge and expertise, someone just wants to remember what they have learned. Some are preparing some tricks which will help out in the exam. Then comes Mr. Bisen asking for help so that he could be able to write something relevant to the topic or question.

Oh, he has reached out to the wrong person Akshay Nanda (Mr. Reviser…: P):

Yes, he is that super cool and easy to go towards his life. But life is not that simple and neither the situations that we faced every day in life (remember to have some tissues before you move further).

And He cried & cried…

The day was unusual, the situations were quite disturbing I am talking about our lives at that point in time. Everyone was busy in something or the other project, assignments, campus placement (college days were near to an end). And then I sudden see Aadarsh sitting on the Chair and crying (Mayank & Akhil were already with him), we all also reach out there. I am not able to understand what’s going on here. I exactly remember everything –

We were in our computer lab and all the students from CS1 and CS2, morning time (we were waiting for lecture to get started) and suddenly this happened. He was crying hard, loud like he has lost someone or something very close to his heart later I realize he was lost, lost in the darkness where there was no light of hope, happiness, love anything (he’s from Balaghat, he lives on rental basis in Jabalpur alone yes). I have not seen any of friends crying that openly (maybe I am lying but hey) he has no words to explain what was going on with his thought process. I don’t know what to say or If my words would really help him to recover. The conversation was somehow like this:

I know he was trying his best to get him out of the situation. I am just thinking what should I say how to tell him whatever he was going through was tough and we understand that but only he was the one who has to face the situation.

Aadarsh: Main kya karunga life main aage kuch nahi kar paunga.

I dont remember the time and how that day just passed. We all are also worried about him.

Mayank: Mujhe lagta hai kisine kuch to bola hai isko pata nahi abhi.

That day has really shaken me up, not bcoz my friend was crying too hard. But by understanding that usually, we all have that tendency to hide our real self to us only (inside) and showing out the smarter, gentler and simple human being (outside). But that is not the case always. We all have our own struggles and we have to fight it. The best thing I found about aadarsh was that he has the courage to cry out loud in front of his friends (which really signifies the faith he has in all of us) but hey that’s not the end here. After all, he has found his passion and moves ahead in life.

He always knew it but sometimes it just takes time to reach our goals or even to find them. But hey finally my friend has found it.

Photography, oh yes that’s his real passion and now he has that perfect camera to capture the best moments of his life’s… DSLR (thanks to his Bade Bhaiya for this). And the moment he got it, I can see that spark and liveliness into his life that has been lost somewhere in the middle days.

So the best part is that he is not a camera expert initially (like the one who knows all the technicalities and technique to take a picture) but he has that creative mind to decide what exactly looks good and how to do it differently.

There are many advantages to have a DSLR friend ohh the female friends just got double, we have pictures captured for each and every moment of our life. More likes on social media (apni dslr wali dp pe …: P).

But the camera is not the only reason for the huge friend circle he has, it was his friendly nature, always ready to help kind of attitude and hey you should Smile bcoz by now 5 to 10 photos were already clicked if you are with bisen.

I have literally seen him living with the camera day in day out. He really loves clicking pictures of unusual stuff (beautiful girls too: P) with his camera whole long day.

So finally, he has completed his Engineering and then moved forward to do what he really wants to do in life. (see it’s that simply follow your heart).

Some of the my favourite pictures clicked by Aadarsh :

Podcast With Aadarsh Bisen

You can enjoy my conversation with Aadarsh on my podcast show. Since by now you all know Aadarsh very well I believe you all really enjoy our podcast. Happy Listening!!!

I am happy you have found your passion for life. Just keep on doing it for the rest of your life. I really want to thank you for all the pictures you have clicked and some of the best moments you have captured for us.

Really wish you all the best keep clicking photos, make more friends, bring up a smile on their faces as you do and ….

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It was exactly 3 months back when it was extremely dark up in the sky, winds were blowing much faster than the normal days (I mean the hot and sunny once: P) and weather forecast team has already declared a high alert in Mumbai. It was afternoon 3:00PM when this new was flashing in every media houses and we could see glimpse of the outside situation how people are stuck in traffic, it was water all around the places, the life line of Mumbai (Local Trains) were also stopped.

Don’t you think it was such a dark start to my story (don’t worry this is not a horror one.: P). Now let’s meet our friend who was still busy in day dreaming (I am sure he was at some beautiful location with a girl trying to impress her with SRK dialogues – “Nikhil, naam to suna hoga!!!! 😊”). Omg I forget to introduce my friend “Nikhil Khedekar”.

Trust me he has no idea about the weather outside. Ideally, he should be at home but he even doesn’t watch news channels (he was surely going to be in trouble). So, our friend he is a Mumbaikar as you know by now, a superb painter/sketcher. SRK fan (clearly from his dream…: D) and a young boy with lots of hope and aspiration in life living in the city of dreams. (Like that song ankhoon main sapne liye ghar se hum chal to diye jaane ye rahe le jayegngi kaha..:P).

Breaking News :Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm Hit Mumbai, Sky Turns Dark

At 4:30PM, we are all instructed to leave the office as early as possible as it was continuously raining and transport services are highly impacted by the same. Everyone was a bit scared at that time and really for the first time in past 2 ½ years I felt like it would be great if my family was also here in Mumbai with me. (I will feel more secure at least…:().

Then suddenly I received a call from Nikhil’s father saying to take care of his son and not let him go outside alone (I can feel the anxiety and tension in his voice). I respond back by giving him assurance that I will take care of your son. He insists me to come to their home as it would be safe for both of us. And trust me I felt so heart warmth that finally I found a family in Mumbai. 🙂
Really it took around 5-6 hours to reach his home that day and his parents are also waiting for us from very long. Even my parents felt relaxed as now I got a secure place to spent the night at least.

I really felt like being at home once I reached there. His mother had prepared a tasty dinner for us and it was a truly a heart-warming gesture from his family.

A Talented Boy

After few days of our friendship I came to know that he does painting and sketching very well. I come across few of his art work when became friends at social media. I found a different approach in his painting style. I saw sketch of some famous personalities which he had made and he is really able to draw the emotion on paper very well that they look real (hmm quite an artistic review 😊).

I feel the reflection that comes through his work is really honest and innocent (that is how he really is as a person).
You should also take a glimpse of his work:

Jabra Fan

I know this title suits me very much but I am sure even Nikhil deserves this one equally as he is also an ultimate Shahrukh Khan Fan. But that is really something which has made us good friends quickly. We use to discuss about SRK work, movies, dialogues, songs and it was an endless topic for both of us. The one more common this I found between us is the goodness and values we follow with regards to our friends and dedication towards the work is quite same.

Since we both are Jabra fans of the best lover in the world (u know who is he…: D) we do believe in the magic of love.

A Younger me

I am the youngest in my family (sabse jawaan I mean: P) so I never really had a chance see how it feel like to be elder to someone. With Nikhil I feel like he is my younger brother (#famousquote Brother from another Mother. :)). I felt really young when I saw his energy level, enthusiasm and passion towards the life. I believe whenever I am with him some of his energy gets rubs on me as well. I also started feeling much younger, smarter and cooler at the age of 24.
I really see a younger me in him (although a year younger only: P).

Podcast With Nikhil Khederkar

You can enjoy my conversation with Nikhil on my podcast show. Since by now you all know Nikhil very well I believe you all really enjoy our podcast. Happy Listening!!!

I really wish him all the best for his career. I hope you will be same like the way you are now in terms of believes, thoughts and energy level. I know you have big dreams and aspirations to fulfil but remember my friend It is important to achieve success in life but you have to take care of your friends and family.
And ya you must believe in yourself because my boy only you have the power to change the world.

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It’s my best friend’s birthday and u know what all my friends have forget that too. Actually, he is in US right now. I really forget the place but u know it is the feeling which is important right. Oh, let me introduce you with Mr. Akshay Nanda, the Rockstar of our college. He is just amazing and he is girls favourite too (ye zada ho gaya..:P). He sings well, acts well and looks smart too. But that is not why he is my best friend. Let me take you to the story how we met the first meet.

The Phone Call

I didn’t remember the exact moment when we first met but I remember the day when one night before the exam someone called me asking about how much syllabus I have covered and I was like what? I still remember that this is the first I talked with Akshay and I must tell it is not the time when we were the best friends. So just after cutting the call, I said to my sister:

“Do you know someone wants to know how much I have studied?”

And I thought like why someone you don’t know much is calling you at 11:30pm and asking how much you have studied. But I must tell that is the one phone call which I remember after which we became the “BEST STUDY PARTNERS”. He used to call me and we decide the schedule of how much we need to prepare for the exams and everything sort off. Along with that we used to chat some stuff about movies, sports and the only topic which boys love to discuss, yes “GIRLS”…Hahaha and that too one night before the exam in our break time.

The Study Partners

I should also mention one of my friend who also was part of our group ya that study planning group, her name is “Durva Das”. She is like the most studious girl in the class. One of my friend (Anubhav) use to call her Naina Talwar of YJHD (Ye Jaawani hai Deewani :P). She is also the part of our plans but since she was not able to awake till very late. So, she did all the study in the day time and sleeps soon. We boys passes the whole day time and then study at night, what a tragedy. But I must tell those days (or I should nights) in which we use to study for our exams are unforgettable. I don’t know how much I have learnt about the subject in those nights but definitely I have learnt that love, friendship and care teach you best lessons of your life. My both friends “Durva & Akshay” are really close to my heart, I never forget them ever or I must say I don’t want to forget them.

I think before we should move ahead it’s time you should listen to the Part-1 of our Podcast with Akshay Nanda. I am sure you all really have fun listening to the story of Akshay. Enjoy!!!

So these are the early days of our college and the admission processes are going on , we all are also busy in various office works like submitting the documents and all. So it was a very hectic day for our friend “Mayank Shrivastava” as well. He didn’t even get time to have lunch in the break time. And when post work he came to his desk there is this gentleman Mr. Akshay, who has taken out his lunch box and put it in front of Mayank saying:

That is the day when they both become good friends. I came to know about the story at later point in time but that really make feel like “ye sahi banda hai yr’.

Mr. Rockstar

This is the time when we all are preparing for our performance in the fresher party. And yup Mr. Akshay and his team too are going to perform. (Yes got it right “The Bench Bangers”). It is was a night before the party and one of our friend just said to us :

Tum logo ko lagta hai Akshay perform kar payega aache se I mean he is performing on “we will rock you” but his voice is not like that at all(quite a technical description :P) and we are also like ya he may be or may not be able to perform that well.

And then we got busy in our own performances. Then came the next day and the time when Bench Bangers came to the stage, we all are like what is going to happen now. And the performance starts, you should believe me within 5 mins of the performance everyone in the hall was jumping around (shouting “we will we will rock you”). And really Akshay and his team has set the stage on fire. The performance was finally over and then guess who is standing next to me yes the same friend. He said to me “Bhai in logo ne toh aag laga di stage pe….Kya gaana gaya hai Akshay ne yr”. And turst me I am the happiest person in that moment. Really, his performance has given us the confidence to perform well too. That’s how Akshay became the Mr. Rockstar of our college.

When Rockstar met Hero

Now, in the next year of our college when our juniors have arrived again a party has been organized and yes everyone was like Akshay will have to perform and this time I am also wondering now what’s new Akshay will do in his performance. He is also smart even this time he has decided to perform with a partner and yes, he is “Anubhav Mishra”. First of all, it is difficult to convince anubhav for singing and that too on stage. But that’s the quality of Akshay (you know he acts really well). Now this time the energy level, enthusiasms and expectations are very high from them and the best part is the songs that they have choose that has really helped in building up the environment (or I should say “mahool”..:P). Two of my fav songs from movie Rock on – the title track and phechle saath dino se. They both performed really well. Trust me that is the only memorable performance from the party to me at least. And we all have seen a hidden singer inside our friend Anubhav that day.

The Viva Tragedy

This incident might look funny now or an enactment that only Akshay can do in that serious situation. I hope his lab partners do remember this situation in which they are just because of Akshay.

An external (someone from other college/university) came for the viva of one the subjects in 2nd year of our college. Since no one is able to answer him properly he has put up this condition that he will ask one-one question to each related to the practical given to them. (quite simple..is it? :P) . Now the viva begins, sir started asking questions to each and every one and no one is able to answer it properly but he has forgotten to ask question to a very special person in the room (bas yahi nahi hona tha…hahahah) yes Mr. Akshay Nanda. He said everyone to leave the room since he was not satisfied with anyone’s answer. Everyone rushed out of the room to protect themselves from more embracement but suddenly Akshay said:

Sir is like ohh , come back everyone we will start again and reevaluate the marks given to everyone (Note: this is our final viva for the subject) and everyone was like ab toh gaye. The funny part is that again no one is able to answer the questions and yes our Akshay too. After coming out of the room everyone is like – ye tune kya kiya..hahahaha. And I am like koi nahi Akshay ho jata hai kabhi kabhi.:)

US Return

This is when I am meeting Akshay after very long time (though we have a skype chat yesterday). He is returning from US. I don’t know but when we return to our own country we pre assume that all our friends and family members are waiting outside the airport shouting “Mera Akshay aa gaya” and Akshay be like “Maa, tumhe har baar pata kaise chal jata hai mere aane se phele “.(too filmy right.. :P).

This is what is going on his head (I know him better) but the minute he stepped out of the airport, the bubble around him just blasts because I am the only one standing there to pick him up (or I should his heavy 24kg bags just kidding). But really it felt so good when you meet your best friend after so long. And then suddenly question started coming from his side:

“Be always the way like you are…super cool , super funny and the one who understand and care too. We all are with you in not matter what decisions you take in life, somethings might go wrong or right but we are all always with you. Thank you so much Akshay for being such a good friend. I am blessed to have a friend like you.”

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